Question | Answer |
The Medical Event Reports replaced which Report? | Disease Alert |
What will be submitted for specific medical events that include selected communicable diseases, injuries, and outbreaks? | MER's |
Medical event disease surveillance is particulary important in military populations where medical events can have what type of effects? | Mission-degrading |
A successful communicable disease and injury control program depends on what of suspected or confirmed cases? | Early notification |
Seemingly unrelated cases of disease and injury occuring on different ships or stations my be medically significant when viewed on what basis? | Regional |
Who shall maintain an effective command medical event surveillance program? | Commanding Officers |
Commanding Officers shall submit what type of naval message when a medical event my attract high level Navy interest or affect operational readiness? | OPREP-3 Navy Blue |
When a reportable medical event is suspected or confirmed, unit senior medical department representatives shall submit MER's using what system? | Naval Disease Reporting System (NDRS) |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) reporting is not performed using MER. HIV infectons should be reported to whom and to appropriated state authorities? | BUMED |
Who shall perform global medical event surveillance and monitoring of reportable medical events? | Commanding Officer, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN |
Commanding Officer, NAVENVIRHLTHCEN shall validate, on what basis, a sample of MER's as directed by NAVENVIRHLTHCEN? | Annually |
What must be submitted by the medical department of the command with primary responsibility for the health of the affected individual? | MER |
What software program is the preferrred method of reporting? | NDRS |
Reports are submitted electronically via the internet or by mailing a what to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU? | 3.5" diskette |
NAVENPVNTMEDU's must keep all MER's on file for how many years? | five |
In situations when timeliness is critical, what method of reporting with follow on correspondence to the cognizant NAVENTMEDU is acceptable? | Direct telephone or E-Mail |
Who is the primary action addressee on MER's? | Cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU |
If an operational unit must send an urgent MER by message, it should be sent as what classification? | Unclassified |
All message MER's must be identified by what report control symbol in the subject line? | MED 6220-3 |
Most reportable medical events are routine, and must be submitted no later than the what day of each month to the cognizant NAVENPVNTMEDU? | 1st |
NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit routine reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later than what day of each month? | 15th |
NAVENPVNTMEDUs will submit urgent reports to NAVENVIRHLTHCEN no later than how many hours after receipt? | 24 |
What is defined as a communicable condition with a suspected common source, or which occures in one or more clusters among personnel in a particular location. example berthings or day care. | A reportable outbreak |
A suspected outbreak occurring among military personnel is considered and urgent reportable medical event and must be reported within ____ to NAVENPVNTMEDU? | 24 hours |
After local confirmation of Maleria and in the absence of confirmation capability, forward what to the nearest NAVENPVNTMEDU for confirmation following local interpretation? | Smears |